This blog is used for broadcasting information about transport and parking at the University of Kent.

Monthly Archives: March 2018

Did you know the University of Kent are a member of the UniShare South East car sharing community? We have partnered up with Canterbury Christ Church University and the University of Greenwich to help match up those who want to car share.

Car sharing can…
• Save money on your petrol costs
• Reduce congestion and pollution
• Help you network and make new friends
• Be safer, for example having company if your vehicle breaks down
• Free up car parking spaces

There are three £100 cash cards to spend at the University’s catering outlets at Canterbury and Medway campuses, as well as 300 hot drinks vouchers to be won.

We are sending out emails to the winners of the Travel Plan Survey over the next week or so. If you entered your email address when you completed the survey, be sure to check your emails in case you are a winner.

Thank you once again for everyone who took the time to complete the Travel Plan Survey. The Travel Plans are in the process of being written, and some of the information is being shared with the consultants for the developing Canterbury campus Masterplan.

Applicant days are essential recruitment days for the University. Spaces will be reserved in Giles Lane car park on the following days unless specified, as requested by Enrolment Management Services. Spaces are reserved based on the number of bookings. The number of reserved bays will be updated in the transport team events calendar once confirmed:

Wednesday 21 March- 102 spaces (large applicant day)

Saturday 24 March- 8 spaces

Wednesday 28 March- to be updated (likely to be a large applicant day)

Wellbeing festival (Eliot car park, Canterbury)

Friday 23 March- 21 parking bays will be reserved in Eliot car park for exhibitors and workshop leaders at the Wellbeing festival, as requested by Student Support and Wellbeing.

Applicant day (Mast Pond car park, Historic Dockyard, Medway)

Wednesday 21 March- Currently 43 visitors have requested parking for the Medway applicant day. Applicants have been advised to park in the Mast Pond car park.

As exam time is approaching the Transport Team, Estates department, are working with Stagecoach to provide extra Uni2 buses on Sundays and Bank Holidays between 25 March and 27 May 2018.

During term-time we provide a 24 hour bus service 6 days a week, serviced by the Uni1, Uni2, 4 and Triangle buses. The additional Uni2 services mean that there will be a 24/7 bus service for this period to help you travel to and from the library to prepare for exams. See additional Uni2 services below or on posters at Keynes and Darwin bus stops.

Buses to town centre

Hales Place Tenterden Drive

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The Beverlie

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University Darwin

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University Park Wood

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University Keynes Stop A

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St Dunstans Westgate

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Canterbury bus station

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Buses to Hales Place

Canterbury bus station A5/B1

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St Dunstans Westgate

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University Keynes Stop B

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University Park Wood

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University Darwin

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Hales Place Tenterden Drive

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The Uni1 and Uni2 buses will also continue to the usual timetable over the Easter vacation (6 April to 8 May 2018) despite being outside of term-time. See usual timetable.

Applicant days are essential recruitment days for the University. Spaces will be reserved in Giles Lane car park on the following days unless specified, as requested by Enrolment Management Services. Spaces are reserved based on the number of bookings. The number of reserved bays will be updated in the transport team events calendar once confirmed:

•Thursday 8 March- The Sports Centre blue zone car park will be closed to permit holders. The car park is being reserved for minibuses to transport disabled children to the BOCCIA school games being held at the Sports Centre, as requested by Kent Sport.

Applicant day (Drill Hall car park, Medway)

•Saturday 10 March- There are currently 85 visitors who have requested parking for the Medway applicant day. Applicants have been advised to park in the Drill Hall car park. As this is a Saturday it should not cause much disruption.

Dr Bike’s services are available to University of Kent and University of Greenwich students and staff. The Dr Bike service is provided by Chris and his team at ByCycle, working with the Transport Team, Estates department.

Additional work will be quoted individually but will always be at a special University of Kent reduced rate.

The Campus Shuttle will continue to operate the usual timetable this evening (01 March) unless the weather or road conditions deteriorate. The route will continue today between Canterbury and Liberty Quays. It will not be operating to Pembroke Medway Campus.